Today’s Papers Rewired #204: Hellfire, Heritage Subsidy, Brittany Ferries, and the Usual Attempt to Rewire Your Head Before Tea War up top, grievance underneath, grief sold as entertainment, the royals rattling the subsidy tin again, and a mini-cruise drifting through the apocalypse like laminated madness

Good morning Leg’ends,

Kat has taken possession of the only chair in the kitchen that gets the full patch of sun, because of course she has.
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#TodaysPapers #UKPolitics #MediaSpin #PoliticalSatire #BrexitReality #EnergyPolitics #SPN

03/04/2026: Russia says it will continue helping Cuba after first oil shipment arrives(pierremertens.be/en/current/)
#Russia #Cuba #Geopolitics #EnergyPolitics #GlobalAlliances #ArtAsWitness #CoversProject #DailyDrawing #MassVsIndividual #ContemporaryArt #artPierreMertens

We must question whether modern wars truly aim to protect citizens or simply to secure energy supplies. It’s a reminder that in global politics, greed often disguises itself as military strategy. #Geopolitics #WarAndPower #NaturalResources #EnergyPolitics

How will Ontario finance $400B in nuclear expansion?

New analysis warns costs could mean higher electricity bills and affordability risks — just as cheaper renewables scale globally: shorturl.at/wNvIa

#ONpoli #EnergyPolitics

Sam Alvis of IPPR says the state has always shaped the energy system through regulation, policy, and industrial strategy. #EnergyPolicy #EnergyPolitics #IndustrialStrategy #EnergyTransition

Sam Alvis of IPPR says climate policy is often expected to deliver everything at once in ways no other policy area is. #ClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #EnergyPolitics #NetZero

„Deep Enough?“ Striche, die die Welt (be)deuten

Deep Enough?

#DrillBabyDrill #EnergyPolitics #Oil #ClimateCrisis #FollowTheMoney #CorporateGreed #WolfsCartoon

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Energy markets are never truly free markets. As Sam Alvis of IPPR explains, governments always step in when energy security is on the line. #EnergyPolitics #EnergySecurity #EnergyPolicy #EnergyTransition

Sam Alvis of IPPR says support for net zero remains strong among the public despite political narratives suggesting otherwise.
#NetZero #ClimatePolicy #EnergyPolitics #EnergyTransition

G7 calls emergency session on oil reserves while ignoring 45 years of sanctions on resource-rich Iran. The 1953 CIA coup set the stage: manufactured scarcity masks geopolitical control. #EnergyPolitics #IranSanctions Follow @The_Piaz

Read more: https://piaz.news/article/an-open-letter-to-the-g7-on-

Why is India still purchasing Russian oil after U.S. sanctions? The answer lies in energy security, economic strategy, and global oil supply challenges.

Learn more here: go-infofinance.com/blog/india-b...

#IndianEconomy #RussianOil #EnergyPolitics #GlobalMarkets #OilTrade #IndiaRussia

How a 21-Mile Gap Could Bankrupt the West? - Stratheia The Strait of Hormuz sits, where conflict could disrupt oil markets, the petrodollar system, and global economic stability.

The petrodollar system links global oil trade to the U.S. dollar. This arrangement has helped sustain Western financial dominance for decades—but it also depends heavily on stability in the Persian Gulf.
#Petrodollar #EnergyPolitics #OilTrade
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Iran war to speed Asia’s clean energy shift#ASEAN #AsiaEnergyImports #AsiaEnergySecurity #ChinaGreenEnergy #ChinaSolarPanels #EnergyPolitics #IranWar #OilPrice #Opinion #StraitofHormuz

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अमेरिका बताएगा —
कितने दिन खरीदे।
और हम कहेंगे —
हमारी विदेश नीति स्वतंत्र है!
कहाँ गया 56 इंच का सीना?
कहाँ गया विश्व गुरु बनने का सपना?
#ForeignPolicy #OilPolitics #IndiaUS #Geopolitics
#56Inch #Vishwaguru #IndiaPolitics #EnergyPolitics
#GlobalPolitics #SpeakUpIndia
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Wars rarely begin where truth is most disputed. They tend to start where strategic maps and energy maps quietly overlap.
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#geopolitics #energypolitics #MiddleEast #NATO #Iran #NorthKorea #strategy #IllusionsNotIncluded #INI #AlexBuday

Croatia refuses to transport Russian oil to Hungary

🇭🇷 🚫 🚢 🇷🇺🛢️ ➡️ 🇭🇺 #EnergyPolitics #EuropeNews

Powering Ambition: How China’s Belt and Road Is Rewiring South Asia’s Energy Future - Stratheia How China’s BRI reshapes South Asia’s energy systems, balancing development gains with debt risks and strategic influence.

Energy security is national security. Power plants and ports are not just economic assets—they shape sovereignty, diplomacy, and long-term strategic choices.
#NationalSecurity #StrategicPolicy #EnergyPolitics
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After the U.S. Secretary of State’s visit to Hungary and Slovakia, pressure on Ukraine over energy is rising.
Ukraine stopped Russian oil transit — in a war against Russia, that’s no surprise.
Solidarity shouldn’t depend on pipelines.

#Ukraine #EnergyPolitics #Europe #Geopolitics #SupportUkraine

Is Alberta separatism just fringe politics — or a real democratic risk? Mark Hislop breaks down current polling, the 15–20% support for separation, and why a Brexit-style misinformation campaign could shift the ground faster than many expect. #abpoli #cdnpoli #Alberta #Brexit #EnergyPolitics

MC Breadner sits down with Mark Hislop to unpack his latest Substack essay on Jeff Rath, the Alberta Prosperity Project, and the push for Alberta to join the U.S. as the 51st state. Why wasn’t Rath invited on? #abpoli #cdnpoli #Alberta #EnergyPolitics #MAGA

The Energy Paradox: America's Quest for Venezuelan Oil in a World China Is Electrifying As demand patterns shift and renewables surge, the strategic value of fossil fuels faces an unprecedented challenge

The US fights for Venezuelan oil while China moves to clean power. Elites protect dirty deals, not people. Corruption and greed block real progress. Energy policy should serve lives, not cronies. #EnergyPolitics #Corruption #ClimateJustice #NoToNepotism

Why does a system built on compliance tolerate a strategic exception? Because the exception is framed as cooperation, not violation. #NarrativeControl #InternationalLaw #EnergyPolitics

Tokyo Gas cites 'security concerns' for skipping a Qatar LNG conference. History shows 'security concerns' often mask geopolitical maneuvering & US pressure on allies like Japan. #EnergyPolitics

Read more: piaz.news/article/the-geopolitical...

Discussion: Is the Global Power Balance Driven by Crude Oil & Energy Politics?

Europe’s political shift might favor U.S. energy dominance—can China win the trade war if America controls the oil flow? www.specializedxyz.com/journal/us-c... #EnergyPolitics #GlobalStrategy #TradeWars

The Architectonics of Power The Carbonstate, the Electrostate, and the New Strategic Order – Adam Tooze’s 2025 LRB Autumn Lecture

Adam Tooze’s 2025 LRB lecture reframes power as infrastructural preponderance. In a world of carbon and electrified blocs, authority shifts from owning resources to governing reproduction. #Geopolitics #EnergyPolitics @lrb.co.uk

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BEHIND THE HEADLINE: Why Trump Really Wants Greenland

Video: youtu.be/D1fFB3-9wEs
#Greenland #Arctic #PolarExpress #ClimateChange #Trump #GlobalWarming #ShippingRoutes #RareEarths #Geopolitics #NATO #China #Russia #ClimateHypocrisy #EnergyPolitics #AskRaphaela

Why Greenland’s vast natural resources won’t necessarily translate into huge profits | The-14 Greenland holds vast minerals and oil, but harsh climate, weak infrastructure, high costs and politics mean extraction may bring fewer profits than promised.

Why Greenland’s vast natural resources won’t necessarily translate into huge profits
#Greenland #Environment #Economy #NaturalResources #CriticalMinerals #Mining #EnergyPolitics #Geopolitics #ResourceEconomics #ClimateConstraints #FossilFuels #Trump #USA
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Trump signals ExxonMobil exclusion from Venezuela investment push U.S. President Donald Trump said he is inclined to keep ExxonMobil out of efforts to revive Venezuela’s oil industry, citing

President Trump signals ExxonMobil may be excluded from Venezuela’s oil revival as U.S. policy clashes with industry concerns over risk and stability.

#TrumpPolicy #ExxonMobil #VenezuelaOil #EnergyPolitics #GlobalMarkets

Oil isn’t just an economic input—it’s a driver of power, war, and state survival.

This video explains why energy politics still shape the world.

#Geopolitics #EnergyPolitics #OilAndPower #PoliticalEconomy